SXSW – Reviews

by paradoxig

We were invited at SXSW, here are some of most interesting reviews

“The internet as we know it, is gone!. Everyone will need Upskilling. New Tools are not available for everyone!. A new Era of assistive technologies – we will work with AIs. BigTechs is becoming bigger and stronger!”

These are a few of the thoughts and some conclusions made by Futurist Amy Webb, at SXSW 2023, while dissecting tech-trends to follow in the next few years. Read more HERE:

Nonfiction Design turns science fiction into reality for a better future with the goal to innovate in multidisciplinary teams, use constantly novel technology. And the innovations are mostly related to Space. 

Space offers opportunities for all industries, and 50 years from now every industry will have a foot in space, and 100 years from now, humans will travel in space – for tourism for example. And as everything has to fit humans’ needs- not everybody will want to go through 10 years of training. But, also, because a lot of innovation for space, can be afterwards brought back to Earth.  Read more HERE:

Should we put back the HUMAN in our technologies? Should we design technologies that take into consideration our humanity? Dr. Renée Richardson Gosline talked about AI and the power of frictionless systems on us, and ways to oppose it. Tristan Harris (Co-founder, Center For Humane Technology) highlighted that the way we design technology has to change, and start to have some more wisdom. We highlighted some of the ideas presented by the speakers. Read more HERE:

(Hi)Story of a painting: The Light in the Shadow reveals the story of Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the first women that forged a career as an artist, forgotten and rediscovered recently.
The VR experience blends her artistic achievement with her life story – the dramas she had to face and her determination to overcome them, positioning herself as a strong voice on the artistic scene. A remarkable immersive experience, with interactive elements, that provokes you to reflect on the story and condition of an iconic woman artist, while at the same time, offers one of the most absorbing art history lessons.

At SXSW2022, ”(Hi)story of a Painting: The Light in the Shadow” received the Special Jury Recognition for Immersive Storytelling. And TechvangArt has a dialogue with its directors – Read our interview Here:

Behind The Dish tries a new recipe for experiencing gastronomy in VR. Its recipe mixes provocative stories of women chefs with a 3D food spectacle of gigantic and highly detailed food images while capturing the gestures of the chefs, the smoke, the dressing. And alongside the viewer is introduced to understand the local tradition and histories that led to the invention of a specific recipe. As such, it succeeds in offering a fresh perspective on how to tell food-stories that will be remembered.

Techvangart talked with Emmy-nominated director, Chloé Rochereuil, co-founder of TARGO, an award-winning VR studio specialized in documentaries and non-fiction experience, about the technological innovations, the composition of storylines, future of VR documentaries, but also her first food she prepared.  Read More HERE:

Virtual reality film “Samsara” by Taiwanese artist Huang Hsin-Chien won the Virtual Cinema Competition at the 2021 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival. We had the opportnity to review some of Huang Hsin-Chien creation at Ars Electronica Festival, Read TechvangArt Review Here

Mixanthropy is an imaginary shapeshifting journey about the body in transition, visual, and behavioral. The term, mixanthropy, encapsulates a deity’s potential to glide between versatile body forms. Explored through media art incorporating motion capture, retargeting, metamorphosis, and machine learning, it is a future bio-mythology with the idea of animal-human shapeshifting while in motion. Read More HERE:

Still remember the NFT-crazy days? Your answer might be either definitely yes or ‘ what are NFTs?”. in both situation it is worth to review a part of its history, 1-year after the hype. Read more HERE:

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